Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers for May 25 #1079

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Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is moderately difficult, I think. I immediately recognized the words from the blue category. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

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Tips for Today’s Connections Groups

Here are four clues for today’s Connections puzzle groupings, ordered from the easiest yellow group to the difficult (and sometimes weird) purple group.

Yellow group index: It’s free!

Green group index: Not much.

Blue group index:OMG is another one.

Purple group index: You see with them.

Answers for Today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Common promotional items.

Green Group: A little bit.

Blue group: Send abbreviations by SMS.

Purple group: Eye ____.

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What are today’s Connections answers?

Yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is common promotional items. The four answers are cap, pin, shirt and sticker.

Green words in today’s Connections

The theme is very small. The four answers are jot, scrap, shred and whit.

Blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is to send abbreviations via SMS. The four answers are ATM, CYA, LOL and TIA.

Purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is the ____ eye. The four answers are the ball, the eyebrow, the eyelashes and the eyelid.